On April 9, 2014, the Taiwan Democracy Project at Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) hosted a special event featuring the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Ma Ying-jeou. Co-sponsored with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and the Office of the President of the Republic of China, the event featured a video address by President Ma on U.S.-Taiwan economic and trade relations.

The address was followed by a panel discussion with leading Stanford faculty and fellows, including CDDRL Director Larry Diamond and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Oksenberg-Rohlen Distinguished Fellow Thomas Fingar. The panelists responded to the president's remarks and commented on recent dramatic events in Taiwan, including the ongoing occupation of the Legislative Yuan by students opposed to the Cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement. The discussion was moderated by Kharis Templeman, program manager of the Taiwan Democracy Project.

To view President Ma's video address, please visit: http://hichannel.hinet.net/event/2014oop/index_e.html. 

The panel discussion starts at 5:47.